The new policy of development banks protects only one river in Central Asia from Dams
The new environmental rules of the largest multilateral development banks, designed to preserve unique river ecosystems, will in practice be able to protect only one...
Western Tien Shan: new dams threaten UNESCO World Heritage Site
The large-scale and rapid development of hydropower construction in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan creates an immediate danger to the transboundary UNESCO World Heritage Site "Western...
Rogun’s shadow over Amu Darya: why the Dam megaproject raises concerns
Last week, the long-awaited news came to our foundation: the World Bank Inspection Council accepted for consideration the complaint of residents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan,...
The risks of the Rogun Dam require special investigation
The World Bank Inspection Council has published an official request to investigate projects related to the construction of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. The complaint...
“Green” energy at the cost of destroying rivers: the hidden threat of hydropower
The recent report of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) "Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025" paints a rather optimistic picture of the development of renewable energy...
Environmentalists urge development banks to save the rivers of Central Asia
The future of the key rivers and lakes of Central Asia is under threat and largely depends on the position of international development banks. This...
Dam construction provokes biodiversity crisis in Central Asia
Specialists of the international ecological coalition "Rivers without Boundaries" conducted a large-scale study of river basins in mountainous regions of Central Asia and, based on...
Development banks and Dams: how to protect rivers from environmentally hazardous projects
How can environmental factors and interests of local residents be taken into account when implementing Dam construction projects in Central Asian countries financed by international...
Rogun Dam: what could be more efficient than the highest dam in the world?
Today, the international ecological coalition "Rivers without Borders" presented its report (in English and Russian) with an analysis of alternative options for completing the Rogun...
Free-flowing rivers need to be protected from harmful financing
Large rivers without dams and other water infrastructure will receive additional protection from hydropower development: thanks to the efforts of the international ecological coalition "Rivers...